OK, so I went a little overboard on the Baltimore Ravens pick last week. The Steelers 27-10 victory Sunday showed me two things: 1) The Miami Dolphins team that the Ravens beat the week before was a joke.
No. 10 Virginia (12-2, 3-2 ACC) returns to the road tonight to face ACC foe Georgia Tech (7-11, 0-5). Virginia hopes to build off back-to-back home wins over conference rivals No.
F or real estate enthusiasts, the key to a superior sale is acknowl- edged as "Location, location, location." For teams trying to stop the Cavaliers' offense recently, it's been more like "Zone, zone, zone." Because of Virginia players' ability to break down man-to-man defenses with their driving abilities (Chris Williams, Adam Hall, Keith Jenifer) or strong inside game (Travis Watson) opponents have grown fond of playing a zone defense and daring Virginia to shoot the outside shot. In the Cavaliers' two losses this season, they were unable to connect from three-point range against the zone.
DURHAM, N.C. W ho would ever think that a coach could be happy after a 17-point loss? Although the final score says that the Cavaliers lost 86-69, Debbie Ryan's young squad can take a moral victory away with them from Cameron Indoor Stadium.
DURHAM, N.C. - On Sunday afternoon, the Virginia women's basketball team had all it could handle in facing No.
Just when their backs were flat to the mat, the Virginia wrestling team pulled itself together and escaped an otherwise lackluster season by placing second at the Virginia Intercollegiate State Wrestling Championships Saturday. Virginia Tech beat out the Cavaliers by 15.5 points to claim the state championship.
Eliese Mitchell broke her own school record in the weight throw with a throw of 61 feet, 7 inches to finish sixth in the Virginia Tech Invitational.
With 5 minutes, 54 seconds left in the first half and down 25-17, the Virginia men's basketball team decided it was time to get serious and put some points on the board.
The Virginia swimming and diving team made a successful trip down Tobacco Road this weekend, beating Duke Friday night and North Carolina Saturday afternoon.
After nine years as head coach of Virginia wrestling, Lenny Bernstein has learned not to mince words.
Five days removed from a hard fought victory over Wake Forest, the No. 10 Virginia men's basketball team looks to continue its two-game winning streak Sunday when it goes up against Florida State at 4 p.m.
F --- You, Songaila" Not exactly the best phrase to start a column with, is it? But it's even worse for it to be blurted out during the silence of the national anthem in University Hall at a Virginia men's basketball game.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - At last night's Virginia/Maryland women's basketball game, the second half simply could have been called the Anna Prillaman Show. Prillaman, a sophomore guard for the Cavaliers, connected on five three-pointers in the closing half, tying a school record, and drove Virginia to a 52-44 road victory.
Ah, Charlottesville. It's nice to be back home. I actually was growing tired of waking up at the crack of noon and eating all of the food in my mom's house.
Tonight's women's basketball game will pit a young Virginia team against an experienced Maryland squad in College Park, Md., at 7:30 p.m. "This is a huge game for us," said Virginia coach Debbie Ryan.
Virginia graduate Katie Tracy was named the NCAA Division I female recipient of the Woody-Hayes national scholar-athlete award yesterday.
According to the Washington Post, Virginia sophomore Maurice Young has transferred to St. Bonaventure.
"Must-win" is a term that is thrown around quite a bit in the world of college basketball. It is a phrase most teams don't want pinned to their names.
In a "must-win" game for the Virginia men's basketball team, the Cavaliers finally played a regular-season game that corresponded with their preseason expectations.
A pumped-up Penn State team and its rowdy fans made their intention to win in Charlottesville loud and clear on Saturday.
